Major Pokemon Announcement to be made LIVE by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, Jan. 8th

The major Pokemon announcement scheduled for January 8th now has an official time: 11:00am GMT. Not only that, but it will be broadcast live in both Japanese and English and will be presented by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata himself.

You will be able to watch the stream live on the Nintendo Direct page at the following times, all on January 8th:

What will the announcement be? It's still a mystery, but we're going to find out in a few short hours. Whatever it is, to have Satoru Iwata announce it suggests it is more likely to be an entirely new generation rather than a mere remake, because not even Black 2 and White 2 got that much attention. I'll be making an update immediately after the announcement covering anything revealed in the announcement.

Follow @Marriland on Twitter, too, for my thoughts during the broadcast! I'll be tweeting as things are announced, so you can stay updated from there.

This has to be the Hoenn Region remakes for the 3DS or DS. People kept stating it was an announcement that there will now be an Eevee evolution for every single Pokemon type. If that were true, Gamefreak wouldn't make this much of a big deal over it. It HAS to be Hoenn remakes; it's far too soon for Generation 6.

I believe it will be a complete revamp of the game that is unveiled along with a remake of one of the most beloved generations ever created. Not only is it going to be only for the 3DS, but it's going to have Colosseum-like battles along with fully 3D models and awesome Stadium-like commentary (Oh, the nostalgia if it really happens.) Even if none of these things really happen, I'm excited to see the announcement. I don't remember when the last time was that I was this excited about Pokemon.